"Thankfulness is the quickest path to JOY." ~ Jefferson Bethke

 In search of autumn colors...

we flew to Boston...

for a road trip through the nooks and crannies...

of New England.

No highways allowed.

Family owned... 

farm shops...

Four Star Brewery

and breweries...

hidden lakes...

and fields surrounded by yellows, oranges 

and the slightest hint of red.

We explored a few bridges...

and dipped into New Hampshire...

for a full coverage.  Ha!

We meandered through the quaint Montague Book Mill

to the sounds of the babbling brook below.

When you find your town...

you take photos.

(fyi...package stores in the north are not where you mail packages)

Humpty Dumpty in Stafford, CT...

had a great fall...

 

and enticed us to stop...

and enjoy their community 'scarecrow' festival...

and beautiful photo ops.

Don't miss 

Stafford Coffee Co. for your morning brew.

Our drive across the Willimantic River

 under the gaze of four bronze frog sculptures required research.

Funny story if you have the time.

I love that we had breakfast in Amherst, Mass...

coffee in Stafford, CT...

and made it to Grey Sail Brewing of Westerly, RI...

in time for lunch.

Such a great place... 

to hang out ...

for a few hours...

 before heading down the road a bit...

for a lovely stay at Margin Street Inn.

Before the day ended...

nearby Watch Hill was calling...

for a sunset,

 a moonrise,

and new friends at the Watch Hill Yacht Club.

 A perfect ending to our New England road trip

was a lovely dinner at the Watch Hill favorite for over 100 years, 

Olympia Tea Room.

So thankful for these carefree days exploring beautiful New England.